Stephen Spaulding Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC

Washington, DC

Returned to Common Cause April 2023 after the unexpected death of the organization's President and CEO to support interim leadership. Testified twice in Congress as an expert witness (May and September 2023). Worked closely with National Governing Board, senior leadership, program, legislative affairs, state, development, and communications staff on the.

Washington, DC

Advised Chairwoman Klobuchar and led a team of three attorneys on all policy matters within the Committee's jurisdiction, including election administration, election security, and campaign finance. Worked closely with the Senator's other senior staff, including her Judiciary Committee staff, on legislative and oversight strategy, and with the Senator's.

Washington, DC

Worked as the Common Cause President's senior advisor and worked closely with legislative affairs, communications, program, and policy staff to advance the organization's agenda.

Advised Chairperson Zoe Lofgren, Members of the Committee, and other Capitol Hill stakeholders on election law matters, including election administration; election security; campaign finance; and voting rights. Managed team of four attorneys. Collaborated and guided legislative strategy including bill drafting; hearings; markups; amendments; Rules.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Lead Committee counsel on campaign finance matters; played key leadership role in advancing H.R. 1 through the House of Representatives; drafted, negotiated, and counseled Members of Congress on election security, election administration, voting rights; conducted oversight of Federal Election Commission.

Washington, DC

Worked with Common Cause's policy, legislative, legal, communications, and development staff to achieve the organization's goals, using a combination of legislative advocacy, strategic communications, legal, and grassroots organizing tools. Senior advisor to the organization's president and a member of the management team. Facilitated Common Cause’s.

Washington, DC

Advised Commissioner Ravel on federal campaign finance law and policy, including hundreds of enforcement cases, litigation against the Commission, investigations and audits of federal campaign committees, rulemaking, advisory opinion requests, and legislative recommendations. I negotiated with other commissioners and their staffs, including Statements of.

Washington, DC

Developed policy, legislative, and advocacy positions, focusing on campaign finance reform, voting rights, ethics, transparency and Congressional procedure. Authored formal comments in regulatory proceedings. Advised Members of Congress, Capitol Hill staff and Administration officials about good government matters. Testified as an expert witness before the.

Washington, DC

Authored litigation and regulatory memoranda pertaining to banking and financial services class actions, products liability class actions, and national security law. Conducted client interviews for internal investigations. Performed legal analysis of a major bank’s foreclosure procedures in 50 states for compliance with federal and state law and.

Washington, DC

Boston, Massachusetts

Annapolis, Maryland

Completed legal research assignments and drafted memoranda for the Governor and senior staff on a variety of topics including copyright protection of government photographs, emergency telecommunications regulations, income tax and official government housing, and group home placement policies for troubled youth.

New York City

The Rackets Bureau of the Manhattan District Attorney's Office conducts long-term investigations into the corrupt activities of criminal enterprises. Performed extensive research on large scale organized crime and white collar public integrity investigations, including electronic surveillance summaries and witness interviews. Worked closely with senior.

Washington, DC

Prepared daily press packs including all relevant newspaper clips from various news sources. Wrote policy memoranda and managed constituent correspondence. Drafted press releases. Researched the Senator’s voting record in the 108th Congress for extensive vote categorization project.

Jd, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief, Boston College Journal of Law & Social Justice (then published as the Third World Law Journal)

B.A., Political Science

Political Sociology